
Dark Golbat is a Stage 1 Pokémon card from the Team Rocket set, released in the vintage era (2000). It has 50 HP and is of the Grass type. The card features…
Dark Golbat is a Grass-type Pokémon card with 50 HP from the Team Rocket set, part of the Base series. It carries the collector number 7/82 and is classified as Rare Holo. The Team Rocket set was released on April 24, 2000.
The card includes the flavor text: “Sneaks up silently on its prey and attacks it from behind, sometimes killing it with one bite.”.
Card name: Dark Golbat
Card number: 7/82
Set: Team Rocket
Series: Base
Rarity: Rare Holo
Subtypes: Stage 1
Type: Grass
HP: 50
Artist: Mitsuhiro Arita
Release date: April 24, 2000
National Pokédex number: 42
Dark Golbat is a solid addition to the Team Rocket set, and clean, well-centred copies are the most desirable to collectors who grade their cards.
Across the hobby, collectibility generally comes down to rarity, condition, artwork, and overall demand for the set.
Dark Golbat was illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita.
Artwork is one of the factors collectors weigh when deciding which copies to keep or send for grading.
The current aggregated market price for Dark Golbat is about $59.21. Recent listings range from roughly $69.99 (low) to $490 (high), with a mid-point near $310. These figures are aggregated from marketplace data and change over time; the live price and full price history are shown above on this page.
For context, the Team Rocket set has a median card value near
Pokémon cards are best collected for enjoyment first. Where value matters, it is typically driven by graded population, the popularity of the Team Rocket set, the availability of sealed product, and broader Pokémon TCG market trends.
Whether Dark Golbat is worth grading comes down to condition. Before submitting a card, collectors usually check front and back centring, corner sharpness, edge wear, surface defects, and any print lines or factory imperfections.
Across the hobby, top grades such as PSA 10, BGS/Beckett 9.5–10, and CGC Pristine 10 generally command a premium over raw or lower-graded copies.
PSA has graded 6,486 copies of this card, of which 344 earned a PSA 10 — a gem rate of about 5.3%. These population figures were last refreshed on June 15, 2026. Population counts only rise as more copies are submitted, so the gem rate and totals shift over time; nothing here is estimated or back-filled.
Rare Holo cards like Dark Golbat are pulled less often than commons and uncommons, while still appearing more frequently than the set's top-tier rare cards.
Population data is one concrete measure of scarcity: PSA has graded 6,486 copies to date.
Dark Golbat appears on more than one card across the catalog. Other printings include Team Rocket Returns 34 (around $55.18) and Team Rocket 24 (around
These are distinct cards rather than a single listing; compare the set, collector number, and rarity when identifying a specific copy.
The Dark Golbat pokémon card is a Rare Holo card from the Team Rocket set (Base series). It is a straightforward addition for collectors completing the Team Rocket set. Its current aggregated market price is about $59.21; the live figure and full price history appear above on this page.
Dark Golbat is from the Team Rocket set (Base series), numbered 7/82 with the Rare Holo rarity.
Dark Golbat is classified as Rare Holo.
The current aggregated market price is about $59.21, within a recent range of roughly $69.99 to $490. The live figure and full price history appear above on this page.
It can be, if the card is well-centred and free of noticeable edge, corner, or surface flaws. PSA has graded 6,486 copies so far, with about 5.3% reaching PSA 10. Top grades typically command a premium over raw copies.
PSA has graded 6,486 copies, of which 344 are PSA 10 (a gem rate of about 5.3%). These figures were last updated on June 15, 2026.
Rare Holo cards like Dark Golbat are pulled less often than commons and uncommons, while still appearing more frequently than the set's top-tier rare cards.
The Team Rocket set was released on April 24, 2000.
Yes. Dark Golbat appears on 2 other cards across the catalog. Compare the set, collector number, and rarity to identify a specific copy.